Alaska House Committee Advances Bill To Create State Psychedelics Task Force
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An Alaska House committee this week advanced a bill that would create a state task force to study how to license and regulate psychedelic-assisted therapy in the event of federal approval of substances such as MDMA and psilocybin.
The House State Affairs Committee approved the legislation on Tuesday without objection following the adoption of an amendment that changed the proposed name of the task force and clarified its objective. The measure next proceeds to the House Rules Committee.
The amendment “simply changes the name of the task force to make it clear what the task force will be taking part in,” explained Rep. Ashley Carrick (D), who proposed the change, “and that they will not be taking a position on legalization, decriminalization or medicalization of psychedelic drugs.”
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